Deck 12: Teacher As a Family Resource and Advocate

Question 1

What is Ms.Marro doing when she shares her thoughts about home visitation programs by posting on Facebook,tweeting,blogging,or writing letters to the local newspaper editor?

A)creating communicative networks
B)seeking funds for her favorite program
C)hoping to negate barriers experienced by some families in her school
D)enabling resource personnel to support families

Answer 1

A

Question 2

All answers reflect a reason why families and teachers do not get involved in community issues,EXCEPT for one.Which answer is NOT a reason?

A)They do not believe their efforts will matter.
B)They do not care about their community.
C)They do not know what issues exist.
D)They do not know how to get involved.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Oaktown School District partnered with local businesses to raise money for scholarships that help low-income families to access children's museums.This school-community project focuses on ______.

A)complementary learning
B)relational family support
C)deficit-model thinking
D)the HOMEWORKS! Program model

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Teachers can determine appropriate local resources by first identifying the people and organizations in students' and families' ______.

A)communicative network
B)physical neighborhood
C)support community
D)academic connections

Question 5

Which activity exemplifies participatory support to families?

A)providing translators for families who speak limited English
B)planning family events for evenings and Saturdays to accommodate working-family schedules
C)opening the school computer lab after school to provide opportunities for families to learn how to use technology
D)developing a school website as an additional way to communicate school events to families

Question 6

A/an ______ approach involves families as active decision makers in their children's education.

A)asset-based
B)family-centered
C)deficit
D)panoramic view

Question 7

Before beginning a home-visiting program,schools should develop a protocol that includes ______.

A)the willing participation of at least 75% of the faculty
B)consequences for teachers who do not participate
C)small token gifts to thank the teachers who volunteer in it
D)a training program

Question 8

What does the community organizer model emphasize?

A)developing community action plans for first responders
B)helping students articulate their needs to community leaders
C)schools working with citizens to solve community problems
D)strategies for increasing the number of registered voters in school communities

Question 9

Schools should develop a ______ for families that includes community information,such as emergency and medical services,education and employment opportunities,parenting support,food banks,legal aid,and childcare.

A)community involvement action plan
B)community partnership program
C)community leadership organization
D)community resource file

Question 10

The key factor in effective home visitation programs is ______.

A)home visitors' attitudes about families
B)home visitors' training before visits
C)state funding
D)federal mandates

Question 11

When families and educators meet with legislators to champion policies for improving the well-being of children,they are participating in the ______ process.

A)home visit
B)cultural brokering
C)advocacy
D)community resource

Question 12

Steps such as taking a partner on home visits,meeting families at a neutral location,and conducting visits during daylight hours are examples of ______.

A)family visit protocols
B)ways to address safety concerns
C)support communities
D)family liaison actions

Question 13

Discussing with political leaders how proposed legislation benefits children,as well as urging their support,is an example of ______.

A)informal advocacy
B)formal advocacy
C)sensitizing society
D)case advocacy

Question 14

Home visitation programs have positive effects on all of the following factors,EXCEPT for one.Which factor is it?

A)student attendance rates
B)teacher retention rates
C)number of discipline referrals
D)family participation at school events

Question 15

Which practice does the Teacher Visits program suggest when conducting home visits?

A)focus on academic standards more than building relationships with families
B)write notes throughout the visit to ensure accuracy
C)take an expensive gift for the child
D)ask about families' hopes and dreams for their children

Question 16

The difference between case advocacy and class advocacy is that case advocacy focuses on ______,while class advocacy focuses on ______.

A)helping individual families/children; addressing the needs of a group of families/children at the policy level
B)formal action; informal action
C)leadership skills; networking with professional organizations
D)internal school issues; community organizer models

Question 17

When tapping into community resources,schools should begin with the attitude that collaborative or service-learning projects ______.

A)bring about standards-based learning
B)benefit the community as much as they benefit the school and students
C)actively involve all students and families
D)cost the school and taxpayers little or nothing

Question 18

Teachers at an elementary school plan to integrate science,social studies,and technology instruction by immersing students in their study of the legacy and ecological health of a nearby state park.This approach to teaching in collaboration with community is also known as ______ learning.

A)service
B)informal
C)cooperative
D)place-based

Question 19

Mrs.Santayana can best advocate for her students and their families by ______.

A)writing letters and sending e-mails to congressional leaders in support of family-friendly policies
B)joining organizations that will take action on her behalf
C)implementing place-based education in law offices and at the courthouse
D)sharing her knowledge and helping them make connections with community resources

Question 20

When Miss Leavitt makes home visits,she should avoid ______.

A)visiting without a plan or goal for the meetings
B)leaving learning materials with families
C)contacting families beforehand to schedule the visits
D)bringing other people on the visits

Question 21

Getting involved in advocacy can be an uncomfortable activity for teachers.

Question 22

Which type of support staff person typically only provided instructional support to classroom teachers,but is increasingly being employed to help with family outreach?

A)home-school coordinator
B)school social worker
C)instructional coach
D)paraprofessional

Question 23

Mr.Kutzler is concerned that Hector is being abused by his parents.He noticed bruises on Hector's arms and neck,but he was not sure if he should report his suspicions to authorities.Whom should Mr.Kutzler contact to help him better understand the school district's mandatory reporting guidelines?

A)home-school coordinator
B)school social worker
C)family outreach specialist
D)paraprofessional

Question 24

Taking field trips to local businesses is a form of community collaboration.

Question 25

A school may hire a family outreach specialist to perform all of the following duties EXCEPT they do NOT ______.

A)recruit volunteers
B)establish and maintain a Family Resource Center
C)help raise funds for needed school projects
D)connect families with community resources

Question 26

Service-learning projects provide opportunities for student-community partnerships.

Question 27

Which program is designed to show families how schools operate,so families can take on leadership roles in their children's schools?

A)Big Brother/Big Sister
B)Learning Leaders
C)Parent University
D)Parent-Child Home-School program

Question 28

Home visits can provide learning experiences for teachers as well as for families.

Question 29

What is the largest and most organized parent organization?

A)Head Start
B)Parents as Teachers
C)National Parent Teacher Association
D)Home School Association

Question 30

A lack of time is the greatest barrier to advocacy.

Question 31

Teachers focus on family potential as well as abilities when applying an asset-based approach.

Question 32

The duties of the home-school coordinator have changed to include ______.

A)referring children for behavior therapy
B)helping families understand and manage the special education referral process
C)legal representation of families in juvenile court proceedings
D)responsibilities toward the culturally and linguistically diverse children of families in the school

Question 33

Only residents with children enrolled in local schools are considered to be school stakeholders.

Question 34

Teachers are often the least qualified in neighborhoods where the poverty rate is highest.

Question 35

The Head Start model demonstrates that low-income families ______.

A)resist responsibilities
B)distrust school leaders
C)lack the education needed to assist in decision-making
D)can be empowered through school leadership

Question 36

Effective home visitation programs can include school representatives in addition to teachers.

Question 37

Family leadership teams have been known to do all of the following things EXCEPT for what?

A)guide major school decisions
B)hire and fire teachers
C)become involved in conducting home visits
D)provide training for faculty

Question 38

Who is a "cultural broker?"

A)a person who mediates between or bridges different cultures
B)a person born into one culture who interacts with another culture
C)a person who encourages the family to interact with the school
D)a paraprofessional who plans family-centered events

Question 39

In which informal way can schools help families to develop social networks?

A)introduce parents to one another
B)create community resource guides
C)host parenting workshops related to the prevention of child abuse and neglect
D)establish after-school tutoring programs and invite parents to help

Question 40

Which statement about parent organizations is true?

A)They are national,nonprofit organizations.
B)Families will move into leadership roles after attending a few meetings.
C)Mentorship for new leaders is minimal.
D)They welcome and value the inclusion of teachers.

Question 41

Administrators should hire paraprofessionals who live in the school's community to serve as instructional supports for teachers and cultural brokers for the school.

Question 42

In what ways can the school social worker assist a classroom teacher?

Question 43

In what ways can teachers engage community stakeholders to enrich and extend student learning? In what ways can teachers/classrooms give back to their communities?